Sorry, tourists: Bus shuttles to temporarily replace SF cable cars

A cable car turns onto Washington Street with the Transamerica Pyramid in the background Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in San Francisco. San Francisco's iconic cable cars will stop running for 10 days starting Friday to undergo repairs. less

A cable car turns onto Washington Street with the Transamerica Pyramid in the background Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in San Francisco. San Francisco's iconic cable cars will stop running for 10 days starting ... more

Photo: Eric Risberg, Associated Press

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A cable car turns onto Washington Street with the Transamerica Pyramid in the background Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in San Francisco. San Francisco's iconic cable cars will stop running for 10 days starting Friday to undergo repairs. less

A cable car turns onto Washington Street with the Transamerica Pyramid in the background Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in San Francisco. San Francisco's iconic cable cars will stop running for 10 days starting ... more

Photo: Eric Risberg, Associated Press

Sorry, tourists: Bus shuttles to temporarily replace SF cable cars

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Are you a tourist looking to take San Francisco's most iconic vintage form of transportation around the city? Or are you a cable car commuter? Either way, from Friday, September 13 to Sunday, September 22, your route around the city is about to get a lot less whimsical. Bus shuttles will replace all cable car lines for about 10 days as one of the gearboxes is refurbished.

Replacement bus service will serve all cable car stops, but will not stop at cable car terminals — instead, bus stops will be located nearby.

During this time, SF Public Works will also be trimming trees on the sidewalk of Hyde between Beach and North Point and improving sidewalks. Regular cable car service is expected to resume Monday, September 23.